Another season of Southern Buckeye Athletic/Academic Conference high school track & field wrapped up in traditional fashion on May 22 at Hamersville School, as the conference hosted its annual Spring Sports Awards Night. Among those receiving awards during the May 22 banquet were this year’s SBAAC American Division and National Division First Team of track & field all-starts, league champion teams, and coaches of the year.

SBAAC American Division Girls TrackThere were two members of the Western Brown Lady Broncos’ track & field team to earn top honors this spring. Western Brown junior Sophia Leto was a recipient of the SBAAC American Division Co-Runners of the Year awards, while Western Brown freshman jumper Maycee Dunn was the recipient of the American Division Field Person of the Year Award.
The New Richmond Lady Lions finished this year’s as the American Division champions in girls’ track & field with Western Brown finishing runner-up in league standings.
New Richmond senior Aubree Story was also a recipient of one of the American Division Co-Runner of the Year awards.
Taking home the SBAAC American Division Coach of the Year Award in girls’ track & field was New Richmond’s Doug Smiddy.
Receiving SBAAC American Division First Team awards in girls’ track & field were: Cayleigh Vance (11, Wilmington), Katie Lambcke (11, Wilmington), Sylena Baltazar (9, Wilmington), Mary Sizer (12, Western Brown), Brooklyn O’Hara (11, Western Brown), Sophia Leto (11, Western Brown), Maycee Dunn (9, Western Brown), Audra Compton (12, Western Brown), Danni Williams (10, New Richmond), Hannah Wentzel (9, New Richmond), Aubree Story (12, New Richmond), Jocelyn Nehls (11, New Richmond), Diana Mancilla (12, New Richmond), Hannah Lewin (9, New Richmond), Cortney Iding (9, New Richmond), Lizzie Duncan (9, New Richmond), Lydia Donley (10, New Richmond), Jenna Burns (10, New Richmond), Caitie Biehle (11, New Richmond), Haley Carrier (11, Goshen), Erin Ashley (11, Goshen), Nora Voisey (9, Clinton-Massie), Emma Muterspaw (9, Clinton-Massie), Katie Hughes (12, Clinton-Massie), and AJ Houseman (11, Clinton-Massie).